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lARIAN M. GEORGE and LYDIA AVERY COONLEY 



Lincoln Day Entertainments 



Edited by 
Jos. C. Sindelar 
compiler of 
' Thanksgiving 

Entertainments^^ 
and 
^Christmas 

Celebrations^ ' 




^tVith 

Much Original Matter 

by 

Clara J. Denton, 

Marie Irish 

and 

Laura R. Smith 



THIS is the newest and most complete book of entertainments for the celebration 
of Lincoln's birthday published. The readings and recitations are both orig- 
inal and selected, some having been used by special permission of author or publisher 
and which are found in no other one collection. The plays and dialogues, drills, 
pantomimes and tableaux are all new. There are three new songs with music, and 
six of new words to old and familiar tunes. The stories and arranged facts will also be 
found of great interest and some help in preparing complete programs. For allgrades. 



CO N T E N T S 



Readings. Recitations, Quotations 

There are 33 readings and recita- 
tions and over 50 tributes and quotation.s. 
Aniontr others tlie book contains Edwin 
Markham's "The Man of the Ppople," Tom 
Taylor's "Abraham Lincoln." Walt Whit- 
man's "O Captain! My Captain!" Lowell's 
"Abraham Lincoln," etc. 



Plays, Dialogues, Exercises 

Captain Lincoln 5 boys 

A Flag Exercise 8 bovs and trirls 

The Prophecy 1 girl, 2 boys 

"The Savior of Our Flag and Conntry 

Whole school 

With Fife and Drum 4 girls, 3 boys 

The Wooden Fire-Shovel 3 girls. 2 boys 

Suggestive Program Any number 



Drills 

The Blue and the Gray on the Rappahannock 20 to 40 children 

Civil War Dauirhters 12 girls Old Glory 6 girls, 5 boys 

The Star-Spangled Banner 11 children 



Songs 



3 New Sones With Mu.sic. 

6 New Words to Old and Familiar Tunes. 



Pantomimes and Tableaux 

7 Patriotic Sons; Pantomimes. 
10 Tableau Scenes. * 

Stories and Facts 

How Th'v Sang "Tlie Star-Spangled Banner" When Lincoln Was Inaugurated. 
The Gettysburir Achlre.ss. GrantinK a Pardon. 

I-liieoln's AutobidRraphy. Lincoln's Favorite Poem 

Lincoln's TeiMlerucss. Why Dummy Clocks .Mark S:1S. 

Events in the Life of Abraham Lincoln, Cliioiiologically Arranged. 

160 Pages. Price, 25 cents, postpaid 



A. FLANAGAN CO., CHICAGO 



LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON 



Plan, Arrangement and Suggestions by 

MARIAN M. GEORGE 



Verses by 

IvYDIA AVERY COONI^EY VTclvcL 



Miasic (from " Songs ira Season ") by 

Mary S. Conrade 
Frederic W. Root 
Frank H. Atkinson, Jr. 



The Story Hour, Language and Literature Lessons, and 

Birthday Exercises in Primary and 

Intermediate Grades 



A. FLANAGAN COMPANY 

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THE PLAN BOOK 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Suggestions for: " p^^^ 

Study of Lincoln and Washington in the School Room 13-16 

Birthday Exercises 17 

Room Decoration ] 8 

Washington and Lincoln Gallery or Patriotism Chart 20 

Program 21 

Washington Program 23 

Lincoln Program 25 



THE STORY OF LINCOLN IN VERSE 

Introduction , 39 

Ancestors 39 

Home 40 

Early Times I 40 

Early Times II 41 

His Mother 42 

His Mother's Influence 43 

Going to Meeting 43 

His Suit 44 

Playing Preacher , 45 

Generosity 45 

His Kindness. I — The Turtle. 46 

II-ThePig 46 

III— The Turkey. 47 

IV— The Dog. 47 

V— The Birds. 48 

School 49 

Spelling. 50 

Writing 50 

His Slate , 51 

His Books. 51 

Paying for a Book 52 

Reading 52 

Grammar 53 

The Bible 53 

Work , 54 



10 THE PLAN BOOK 

PAGE 

Appearance • • - - 55 

Surveying 55 

His Scrap Book 56 

Studying Law 56 

Lawyer 57 

Good Habits 58 

Slavery 58 

President 59 

The War - 59 

Emancipation 59 

Thanksgiving 60 

His Death ■' 61 

His Teachers 61 

Let Us Be Like Him 62 

THE STORY OF WASIIIXGTOX IN VERSE 

Introduction 67 

His Birthplace 67 

His Mother 68 

The Name in the Garden 68 

The Hatchet— Trulhfulness 69 

His Mother's Colt— Courage 70 

School Days 71 

A Leader 71 

His Strength 72 

Politeness 75 

Appearance "5 

Obedience 76 

Learning a Trade — Surveyin.i; 76 

Indian Ways 77 

Soldier. • • • ■ • • 78 

Martha Washington 78 

Mount Vernon 83 

The Sun Dial 83 

The Spring House 84 

Modes of Travel 84 

The Revolution 85 

General 85 

The Flag 85 

The Washington Kim 86 



THE PLAN BOOK 11 

PAGE 

President 87 

The White House 87 

His Death 88 

His Monument 89 

Conclusion 89 

MUSIC 

Flag Salute 28 

The First Flag 29 

The Red, White and Bhie 30 

Washington Song 31 

I'm a Little Soldier Boy 33 

Drummer Boy 34 

(The above .ire from "Songs in Season.'") 

America 27 

Washington' s Birthday 32 



ILLUSTRATIONS 

Silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington 3 

Lincoln 5 

Washington 7 

Lincoln's Statue in Lincohi Park 35 

Lincoln's Birthplace 37 

Lincoln's Early Ho::ie 37 

Lincoln's Monument 37 

Washington on Horseback 63 

Washington Elm 65 

Washington Monument 65 

Children costumed as George and Martha Wasliington 73 

Martha Washington 79 

Washington's Early Home 81 

Mount Vernon , 81 



THE PLAN BOOK 13 



SUGGESTIONS FOR STUDY OF LINCOLN AND 
WASHINGTON IN THE SCHOOL ROOM 



LINCOIvN IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM 

Let the children in the school room live over the life of 
Lincoln. Introduce him to them as a real boy. Interest them 
in his home life and early struggles with poverty. Tell stories 
connected with his life, basing the work of the day, as far 
as possible, on the incidents in the stories. Impress them with 
the sense of his honesty, his courage and his kindness toward 
every living creature. They will be interested in knowing 
that he made Thanksgiving a national holiday. All this will 
be a help in the future study of history. In no other way do 
pupils get such an inspiration to do really noble deeds as in 
hearing true stories of great men. Tell stories of his manhood 
and lifework; speak of his part in the war and his great kind- 
ness to the soldiers. 

Explain the meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation. 
Speak of the great courage required to issue such a 
proclamation. 

Write stories of Lincoln's life, and copy neatly into a blank 
book to keep or to give to mother for a valentine. Decorate 
the cover with a flag or a portrait of Mr. Lincoln. Illustrate 
with drawings or pictures neatly pasted at the head of each 
story. Show his first home, a log house; his last home, the 
White House; his monument at Springfield or in Lincoln Park, 
and a picture of the black baby whom he rescued from slavery. 



14 THE PLAN BOOK 

Small pictures of Lincoln and his earl 3^ home were given 
in the Primary Education Supplement for January, 18Q9. 
These may be cut out and used, or pictures may be secured of 
the publisher of the Plan Book. The latter represent Wash- 
ington, Lincoln, the White House, etc., and are 2x2^ inches 
in size. Price, six cents a dozen, or forty cents a hundred. 

The large pictures may be cut from this book, mounted on 
card-board, and placed about the room while studying the lives 
of these men. Or, the set of February pictures may be ordered 
from the publisher. 



WASHINGTON IN THE SCHOOL-ROOM 

Show a picture of Washington. Ask pupils why February 
the 22d is always remembered in the schools and honored all 
over the land. Find out what pupils know of Washington. 

Then tell them the story of the happy farm life of George 
as a little boy, of his love for out-door life, gardening, etc. 

Tell stories to illustrate his courage, honor, truthfulness 
and strength. (See February, 1898, Plan Book.) 

Talk about his school days, neatness and exactness in 
work, politeness and thoughtfulness for others as shown in 
actions and rules for good behavior; his unselfishness as shown 
with comrades in playing soldier; his obedience and kindness to 
his mother; his desire to help by learning a trade; his courage 
and devotion to his country as a soldier. 

Speak of the elm tree at Cambridge. Washington rode 
all the way from Mt. Vernon to Cambridge on horse-back, be- 
cause in those days there were no railroads with steam cars, or 
steamboats. He sat on his horse, beneath a large elm tree, 
when he took command of the American army. It is an old 
tree now, but people take very good care of it and visitors 
always go to see it when in Cambridge. It is known as the 
Washington Elm. 



THE PLAN BOOK 15 

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 

The leaders in all the towns now came together and had a 
meeting. They said they would obey the king of England no 
longer. They would have a nation of their own, and they 
would call it the United States of America. They wrote a 
story that told all this, and sent copies of it all over the world. 
This was called the Declaration of Independence. It was a 
very great thing to do. The brave men who did it were in 
great danger from the king's soldiers, who would have put 
them to death for it if they could. The day this paper was 
signed was the 4th of July, now celebrated with fire- works and 
flying flags. It is a holiday, and the greatest day in 
America. 



WASHFN^GTON AS PRESIDENT 

Explain that instead of a king, we have a president. Ex- 
plain the meaning of being "inaugurated," and how Washing- 
ton was chosen by all the people. Tell about his life at the 
White House; how he gave receptions to people who came 
from all over the world to see him. Describe colonial dress. 
Washington dressed in colors or black velvet, with silver shoe 
and knee buckles. Picture the old-fashioned shoe and three- 
cornered hat. Washington wore his hair powdered and tied 
up in what was called a "queue." 

Let some child personate Washington and receive, 
as did Washington, with sword by his side and hat in 
hand. He should bow to each or shake hands, as did 
Washington. 

Talk about the modes of travel at that time. Tell about 
the stage coach and the way Washington traveled. Show pic- 
tures of the White House and of the Capitol, the building in 
whieh people make laws for us. 



16 THE PLAN BOOK 

Tell the children something of the city which is the capital 
of the United States, and of the beautiful monument, the 
highest in the world, which has been built there to honor the 
name and memory of Washington. 

Each pupil in Advanced First, Second or Third Grades 
should have a blank book, in which the leaves are firmly 
bound or secured. In this let him copy in his neatest and best 
hand-writing, each day for a week, reproductions of the stories 
of Washington, with some of his maxims and rules for good 
behavior. Tell the pupils about the neat copy-books and 
journals which were written by Washington when a boy, kept 
for years by his mother, and exhibited with pride when he 
grew to be a famous man and president. 

Let pupils illustrate each story by securing and pasting in 
this book pictures of Washington, Martha Washington, his 
home at Mt. Vernon, the White House, his tomb or monu- 
ment, the historical elm and others. 



FLAG vSALUTE 

The teacner may give a signal on the piano, organ, drum or 
bell. At the signal all rise and face the flag with hands at 
sides. At a second signal the pupils salute and repeat in 
unison: 

"We give our heads and our hearts to God and our Country! One 
cou7itr_)\ one language^ onejlag!'' 

Rise, extend right arm toward the flag, repeat salute. At 
the word heads touch the forehead lightly with the finger-tips 
of the right hand (elbow down). At the word hearts touch 
heart and at the words o)ie flag bend forward extending the 
arm toward the flag. Follow with the song ''Flag Salute" on 
page 28. 



THE PLAN BOOK 17 

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON 
BIRTHDAY EXERCISES 

If special exercises are to be held and guests invited, it 

ay be well to issue invitations for the occasion. Cut out 

/aper or cardboard hatchets and let pupils write or print their 

own invitations, during a writing lesson period. Place the 

form of invitation upon the board, naming the day and hour 

at which you wish exercises to begin. 

The hatchets upon which the invitations are to be written 
may be cut from white or colored cardboard. Cut and paste or 
sew cherries on one side of them. Tie a little bow of ribbon 
in the handle and you have a very pettly little invitation or 
souvenir to be presented to the guests who may come. 

If refreshments are to be served, a pretty idea is to have a 
Washington birthday cake, with the date 1776 upon it, done 
in red. In the center of the cake stick a little flag. Let two 
children, dressed as George and Martha Washington, serve 
the guests with a piece of the Washington cake. If Lincoln's 
birthday is to be celebrated at the same time, another cake 
must be prepared with the date 1863 done in blue, upon it. 
In the middle of this, place a tiny negro doll baby, holding a 
flag. If there is a little colored boy or girl in school, to that 
child must be accorded the privilege of serving the guests 
with the Lincoln cake. 

The little table upon which the cakes stand may be deco- 
rated with white and red carnations, or with chains of red, 
white and blue paper. A tiny flag may be placed in each 
corner, and in the center a vase containing numbers of flags 
arranged in a bouquet. On each side of this center-piece stand 
the two birthday cakes. 

Drape your mantel and pictures with flags. Let every one 
have flag, soldier cap and badge. Cover your tables with red, 
white and blue tissue paper, and display all the occupation 
work of the week or month. 



18 THE PLAN BOOK 

SOUVENIR 

Give or let children raake and take home some little souve 
nir by which to remember the day. 

A badge of red, white and blue strips fastened with a star 
may be made and worn during the afternoon exercises. 

Let boys and girls cut out shields, and paint or color them, 
or cut out swords from card-board, and tie them with red, 
white and blue ribbon or pieces of tissue paper. 

The shields may be pinned on the pupils for the afternoon, 
and then taken home as mementoes; or favors of red, white 
and blue ribbon, badges, small flags or buttons may be worn. 

Washington's or Lincoln's name, and the date of birthday 
sewed or pricked on a strip of card-board, will be treasured, and 
help to fix the date and hero in the child's mind. 

Or the teacher may mount a small picture of the hero on 
white card-board, and present to each pupil to take home. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR ROOM DECORATIONS 

FOR LINCOI^N OR WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY 

Decorate the school-room with flags, pictures, mottoes and 
evergreen. 

Hang picture of Lincoln or Washington in front of room, 
and drape with flags or with red, white and blue bunting. 

Or an easel may be borrowed for the occasion, and a very 
large framed portrait of the hero be placed upon it and draped 
with the national colors. This should be given a prominent 
place in the room. Pots of plants, palms or ferns may be bor- 
rowed from pupils' homes and placed on window sills and 
about the room. 

Appropriate verses or sentences may be written on the 
board by the teacher, in red, white and blue, and read in 
concert by the children. Washington's rules of behavior may 
be used in this way. 



THE PLAN BOOK 19 

Let the older children decorate the blackboard with draw- 
ings, illustrating the different parts of the story of Lincoln 
and Washington. Pin up their drawings, paintings, cuttings 
and other forms of hand-work about the room. 

Arrange on a table their neatly- written stories or their 
note books containing reproductions of Lincoln and Washington 
stories illustrated by prints, cut and pasted. A Lincoln or 
Washington picture or souvenir, a penny flag and a sprig of 
evergreen should be upon every pupil's desk. The flags are 
to be used in the marching exercises and the sprig of evergreen 
may be laid in front of the portrait or bust as pupils march out. 

Have an evergreen wreath made to fit the head of the bust or 
to hang over the portrait. At the close of the exercises let one 
of the children place the wreath upon the bust or portrait while 
the others sing "Garlands, Garlands, Bright and Fair." They 
then march to the front and lay a twig[of(evergreen before the 
portrait. 

If the Washington and Lincoln exercises are combined, let 
two wreaths be used, and each place the evergreen twig before 
the hero whom he most admires. 

Let another pupil paste a small picture of Washington or 
Lincoln on the blackboard calendar over the date, to prevent 
the day from being forgotten. 

A large portrait of Lincoln or Washington may be bought 
by the teacher or children (for twenty-five cents) and framed 
with rosettes which the children have folded on this special day. 

The program and music for special day exercises will be 
found in this book. 



20 THE PLAN BOOK 

WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN GALLERY, OR PATRIOTISM 

CHART 

Let the children make a chart. Secure a large sheet of 
cardboard and write or print at the top, ** Patriotism Chart.'' 
Tack or suspend this on the wall with cords. Paste a tiny flag 
in the center and when the curiosity of the children is aroused, 
tell them of its meaning and purpose. It is to be their chart. 
They are to collect and bring to school any or all patriotic pic- 
tures, or pictures suggesting patriotism. These are to be 
grouped around the flag. The place of importance at the top 
must of course be assigned to portraits of Washington and 
Lincoln. If the pupils cannot find good ones, cut those from 
the Plan Book, or send for the February Plan Book Series 
of Pictures No. 1. 

Washington and Lincoln pictures may be pasted in the 
right and left hand corners, opposite each other. Between 
them paste pictures of the first or early home of each, and in 
the center of the top between these two, paste a picture 
of the White House, their common home. In the lower left 
and right corners paste pictures of their monuments, and 
between these, pictures of Mt. Vernon and Lincoln's home at 
Springfield. Martha Washington should come under the 
picture of Washington, and the negro or little black baby may 
be given a place near Mr. Lincoln. Other pictures suggesting 
events in the life of each may be used, as Washington with 
his hatchet, Washington in the garden with his father, on his 
white horse or taking command of his army; the historic elm. 
pictures of Sherman and other generals, soldiers marching, 
guns, drums, horns, swords, etc. 

Use Mr. Lincoln 's picture as a wood-cutter ; as a boy reading 
by the aid of a pine knot, stretched on the floor; as a president 
signing the ])ardon oi some poor soldier; or writing the h)man- 
cipation Proclamation. There is no end to the pictures that 
may be used in this way. As these are ])asted on, tell the 
story of the ])ictur('s or ask the ])U])ils to find out all they can 



THE PLAN BOOK 21 

about them before bringing them. As you place each on 
the chart, let the pupil who brought the picture rise and tell 
the school why he brought it, in what way it suggested 
patriotism, or what story it has brought with it into the room. 
Every picture has a story, a meaning; if not understood by 
the children, then try to make it clear. 

Later, prepare a similar chart for heroes, or people who 
have done noble things; or pictures of heroic actions. 

During general exercises it is a good plan to have different 
pupils stand before the patriotism or authors' chart and with 
pointer in hand point out the various pictures and tell what 
he can of each. This is a good way of summing up or review- 
ing the stories of the week or month. The child who does 
this very well may as a special privilege be allowed to explain 
its meaning and purpose to the guests present at the Wash- 
ington or Lincoln exercises. 



THE PROGRAM 

Where the verses in this book are memorized and used as 
recitations for the birthday exercises, adapt them to the pupils 
and the school. 

It will not be possible to give the whole story during the 
afternoon exercises. 

Select those parts which give the main facts in the lives of Lin- 
coln and Washington, and which appeal most to the children. 

It will be necessary to omit parts of the poems for the 
youngest children. 

Where these verses are used for the special exercises, fit 
the music to them as far as possible. 

Where the pupils are old enough, use such patriotic songs 
as "Star Spangled Banner," "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" 
and "Mount Vernon Bells," but these are too difficult for first 
grade pupils. They may use the simpler songs, suggested in 
the program. 



22 THE PLAN BOOK 

PICTURES 

Pictures may be used in presenting this story or pro- 
gram, in a way to add much to the interest. 

After the first recitation, which is an introduction to the 
story, the picture or bust of Washington or Lincoln may be 
placed upon an easel or in a conspicuous place on the platform. 

This may be done by the pupil, if the picture is a small 
one; by the teacher, if large and heavy. 

The placing of the picture may be followed by the placing 
of a wreath over it, or this may come at the conclusion of the 
exercises. 

If it is not possible to get a large picture, use the patriot- 
ism chart, as described elsewhere. 

Another plan is to secure pictures which illustrate the 
recitations. As each child concludes his recitation, let him or 
another child hold the picture before the school, and then 
place it on the chalk-tray along the front of the blackboard. 
The pictures given in this book may be cut out, mounted, and 
used in this manner. 

Others may be secured from magazines. Many pictures 
illustrating the life of Lincoln may be found in McClure's 
magazine for 1895 and 1896. 

A fine colored poster of Washington is on the cover of the 
Youths' Companion for February, 18'^7. 

Ask the pupils to assist in securing pictures for a Wash- 
ington and Lincoln picture gallery. 

Mount these on gray card-board if it is possible to get it, 

A pretty ending for the exercises is the placing of all the 
small flags carried by pupils around the picture of the hero. 
This may be done by hanging or draping a fish or tennis net 
behind the picture. Arrange it in the shape of an oblong 
or square, and so low that pupils will have no difficulty in 
placing the flags in the meshes of the net as they pass it in 
the march. 



THE PLAN BOOK 23 

Let the pupils practise placing the flags so as to make a 
frame of flags and understand just where the flags are to go 
before the birthday exercises take place. 

Do not follow this program. Adapt it. It is intended to 
be merely suggestive. 



WASHINGTON PROGRAM 



Song, Flag Salute. By school. 



Recitation, "Introduction of the Story of Washington." 
Placing of the picture, bust or wreath, 

4. Song, "Washington." 

5. Recitation, "His Home." 
Placing of the picture of First Home. 

7. Recitation, "The Name in the Garden." 

8. Placing of the name at the head of the picture gallery. 
The smallest child in the room may place the card on which 
the name of Washington is painted in large green letters; or 
a banner with letters in green or evergreen may be placed near 
or ovel: the portrait on the easel or blackboard. 

9. Recitation, "The Hatchet." Pupil carries a gayly 
decorated card-board hatchet with him, and at close of recitation 
places it at the foot of the portrait or on the board near the 
pictures. 

10. Song, "Dare to be True." 

11. Recitation, "The Colt." Courage. 

12. Song, ''Have Courage, My Boy." 

13. Recitation, "School Days." 

14. Recitation, "Politeness." 

15. Song, "A Bunch of Golden Keys." 

16. Recitation, "His Strength." 

17. Song, "I'll Be a Soldier Boy." 

18. Recitation, "Obedience." 

19. Placing of Washington's mother's picture in the pic- 
ture gallery. 



24 THE PLAN BOOK 

20. Recitation, "Learning a Trade." At the conclusion of 
recitation, let one of the smallest children place under or upon 
the picture of Washington a chain of red, white and blue paper 
links which has been made for seat work. 

21. Recitation, "Soldier."* 

22. Placing of the picture showing Washington on his War 
Horse. 

23. Song, "When I'm Big, I'll Be a Soldier." Solo. 

24. Recitation, "Martha Washington." 

25. Placing of the picture of Martha Washington. 

26. Recitation, "Mount Vernon." Placing of the picture of 
Mount Vernon. 

27. Recitation, "Modes of Travel." 

28. Picture of old Washington coach. 

29. Recitation, "The Revolution." 

30. Song, "Drummer Boy." 

31. Recitation, "The Flag." 

32. Placing of the picture of Betty Ross, who made the flag. 

33. Pupil passes to the platform carrying a large flag, and 
holds it while all sing "The First Flag," or "Red, White and 
Blue." At close of song the flag is placed near or over Wash- 
ington's picture. 

34. Song, "The First Flag," or "Red, White and Blue." 

35. Recitation, "The Washington Elm." 

36. Placing of picture of elm. 

37. Recitation, "President." 

38. Recitation, "The White House." 

39. Placing of White House picture. 

40. Recitation, "His Death." 

•41. Song, "Mount Vernon Bells Are Ringing." 

42. Recitation, "His Monument." Placing of picture of 
monument. , 

43. Recitation, " Conclusion." 

44. Placing of the wreath over bust or portrait while pupils 
sing. 



THE PLAN BOOK 25 

45. Song, "Garlands Bright and Fair" or "America." 

46. March. 

The march is to be played while the pupils march to the 
front of room and place flags around the picture of Washing- 
ton, or they may carry twigs of evergreen and drop them before 
the bust or portrait as they pass out of room. 



UNCOLN PROGRAM 



1. Song, " Flag Salute," by school. 

2. Recitation, " Introduction of Story of Lincoln." 

3. Placing of the picture or bust of Lincoln before the 
school on easel, or near platform. 

4. Song, " Lincoln." 

5. Placing of the evergreen wreath over bust or picture. 

6. Recitation, " Home." 

7. Placing of the picture of Lincoln's birthplace. 

8. Recitation, " His Mother." 

9. Placing of the picture of Nancy Hanks, Lincoln's 
mother. 

10. Recitation, " Generosity." 

11. Recitation, "Kindness." 

12. Song, " Kind Words Can Never Die." 

13. Recitation, "School." 

14. Recitation, "Books." 

15. Recitation, " His Scrap Book." 

16. Recitation, "Surveying.'' 

At conclusion of this recitation, let a very small pupil place 
under or over the picture of Lincoln a chain made of links of 
red, white and blue paper, which has been made for a seat 
work on Lincoln's birthday. 

17. Recitation, "Good Habits." 

18. Song, "Have Courage, My Boy, to Say No." 

19. Recitation, "Slavery." 

20. Recitation, "President." 



26 THE PLAN BOOK 

21. Placing of the picture of the ''White House." 

22. Recitation, "The War." 

23. Song, "A Soldier Boy." 

24. Recitation, "Emancipation." 

25. Placing of the picture of the Heroic Statue, St. Gaudens. 

26. Recitation, "Thanksgiving." 

27. Song, "Thanksgiving Song," or "America." 

28. Recitation, "His Death." 

29. Recitation, "Let Us Be Like Him." 

30. Placing of picture of monument. 

31. Recitation, "His Teachers." 

32. Placing of wreath over his picture, if this was not done 
at beginning of program. 

33. Song, "Garlands Bright and Fair," or Flag Song. 

34. March, "Marching Thro' Georgia," or "John Brown/' 
To be played while pupils march and place small flags around 
portrait, or lay evergreen twigs before it. 

Note. — Many recitations as well as patriotic songs may 
be added to this program. 



LIST OF PATRIOTIC SONGS 

From which to select for Wasliington and Lincoln programs. 

Washington Song. 

Lincoln Song. 

Flag Salute. 

Red, White and Blue. 

I'm a little Soldier Boy. 

Drummer Boy. 

The above are from "Songs in Season." A. Flanagan, Publisher. 

America, Feb. Plan Book and Lincoln- Washington Book. 

My Country. 

Star Spangled Banner. 

Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean. 

Red, White and Blue. 

Mount Vernon Bells. 



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2 Figure II. 

3 A sweeping motion outward, with both hands. 

4 Wave right hand above, three times. 

5 l-"igure H. 

6 Take up flag and wave it from side to side with right hand, keeping time 

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THE STORY OF LINCOLN 
INTRODUCTION 

Children, we will tell the story 
Of a noble boy, who went 

From the people in his manhood 
To become their president. 

His the poorest of log cabins 
And the very simplest food; 

He was awkward, he was homely, 
But was honest, kind and good. 

Listen to this wondrous story 
Of his life, all free from blame; 

Learn its lessons and then honor 
Abraham Lincoln's noble name. 

ANCESTORS 

Abraham Lincoln's great-grandfather 
Abraham Lincoln, too, we call; 

And his father's name was Thomas ; 
In Virginia lived they all. 

February twelfth they tell us, 
Eighteen hundred nine, at morn, 

In the wilds of old Kentucky, 

There was Abraham Lincoln born. 

Little guessed his loving mother. 
Little guessed his father proud 

That this baby son would one day 
Lift them high above the crowd: 

Send the name of Lincoln sounding 
To the far ends of the earth ; 

Making humble little cabin 
Place of hero's noble birth. 



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HOME 

Long ago a little cabin 

Stood within a forest shade ; 

Abraham Lincoln's father built it, 

Log on log its walls he laid. 

Very poor the little cabin, 
Just the ground it had for floor; 

Open place the only window, — 
Open place the only door. 

Over door and over window 

Bear skins hung by night and day ; 

Snow in winter, rain in summer. 
Blowing wind,— they kept away. 

Bed of dry leaves in the corner, 
Table set against the wall, 

Stool 3 to sit on by the fireplace 
Kettle-oven,— that was all. 

On the table set for dinner 
Cup of tin and wooden plate • 

Mush and milk and corn-cake steaming, 
That was what the Lincolns ate. 

EARLY TIMES 
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People in old times were simple, 

Living on the plainest fare ; 
Little money,— by exchanging 

They bought food and clothes to wear. 

To a new man they said : " Welcome ! 

We are glad that you have come ! " 
All the neighbors joined to help him. 

Build his simple cabin home. 



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Then each for himself must manage,— 

Hunt and fish and plant and sow ; 
He who could not turn shoemaker, 

Often barefoot had to go. 

All the woods with game were swarming, 

Swine a luxury would bring ; 
For they thought hoe-cake and bacon 

Good enough for any king. 

They had often their camp meetings, 

Weddings, dances, quilting bees ; 
In cold weather all in cabins. 

When 'twas warm beneath the trees. 

Children then could have no candy, 

But their mothers sometimes made 
Sweetmeats from the wild bees' honey, 

In the hollow oak trees laid. 

When their life became too lonely 

Families together moved 
To far distant places, spending 

Months with kindred whom they loved. 

KARLY TIMES 
II 

When were passed the earliest trials 

Comfort then they learned to know; 
Wolves were killed and sheepfolds flourished, 

Flax and hemp began to grow. 

Then the women all learned weaving. 

How to spin and sew and cut; 
They made suits of jeans that men wore, 

Dyed them brown with butternut. 



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For themselves they made their dresses 
Of the lindsey, much admired; 

When they wore them at their meetings 
They were counted well attired. 

Every thing of use was treasured, — 

Bits of metal, battered tin; 
From them they made sifters, graters, 

Spoon and fork and skewer pin. 

Lack of tools was a great hardship 

To the early pioneer; 
Woodman's ax was quite as precious 

As a sword to knight or peer. 

They were faithful, just and earnest; 

Kindly words their heart reveal; 
Many a traveler's fears all vanished 

With the blessing on the meal. 

HIS MOTHER 

Nancy Hanks was Abraham's mother, 
Tall and queenl}^, full of grace. 

Gentle in her words and manners, 
Beautiful of form and face. 

She could read and write; not many 
Men had learned as much as she; 

AH her books she loved and treasured, 
They were only two or three. 

She taught Abraham how to read them, 
Taught him how to write and spell ; 

Best of all she loved the Bible, 
And he learned its lessons well. 



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For she said: "Be ever honest; 

Always tell the perfect truth; 
Conquer self; be just; be patient; 

Serve your God in early youth." 

In his heart the seed was planted 

By his mother's gentle voice ; 
Later on its flower of beauty 

Made his countrymen rejoice. 

HIS MOTHER'S INFLUENCE 

Little Abraham watched his mother 

Sitting in the cabin, where 
Spinning, weaving, sewing, knitting, 

She made clothes for him to wear. 

Every evening by the fireside 

Listening to her tales with joy, 
Close beside his loving mother 

Sat her eager little boy. 

Ne'er forgotten were the lessons 

That this gentle woman taught ; 
Never whispered he "I will not ! " 

When his mother said: "You ought I" 

Sad his heart was when she left him, 

For she died when he was nine ; 
"All I am" he said "or may be, 

I owe to that mother mine." 

GOING TO MEETING 

Far off from the Lincoln cabin, 

All of logs, without a floor, 
Little meeting-house was builded,— 

Not a window not a door. 



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To this little house of meeting 
People came from miles around ; 

And while listening to the preacher 
Sat on logs upon the ground. 

In the middle on a tree-stump, 

When he spoke the preacher stood; 

All the people loved to listen, 
Called the sermon very good. 

After meeting was all over, 
After prayer and after song. 

Every one brought out his dinner, 
For they staid the whole day long. 

They were glad to go to meeting, 
Sunday was a happy day. 

Abraham loved with friends to visit, 
Boys and girls from far away. 

HIS SUIT 

One day Abraham's mother called him ; 

"Come and see what I will make ! 
Here are bear skins father brought me; 

See ! the very best I'll take ! 

"You shall have a suit of bear skin, 
Every piece from tip to toe. 

I will make hat, coat, and trousers, — 
Yes, I'll even make a shoe ! " 

Then the children laughing watched her 
While she made the bear skin suit; 

Moccasins she made to match it — 
One for each long, narrow foot. 



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"Now we'll have a cap of bear skin 

Fitted close," the mother said, 
"With a fox's tail for tassel 

Tossing gaily on your head." 

So she made the suit of bear skin : 

Lincoln loved to tell of it, 
Always said it was a beauty, 

And a very perfect fit. 

PLAYING PREACHER 

Often came the circuit rider, 

At the meeting-house would preach j 

Abraham listened and decided 
That his sister he would teach. 

To the field the}^ went together; 

On a log she sat her down ; 
To her brother all attention, — 

Never smile, but sometimes frown. 

Abraham preached, — the little sister 

Was the congregation then ; 
"Let us sing a hymn ; " they sang it: 

Then the preacher said "Amen." 

GENEROSITY 

Abraham never could be selfish, 

What he had he always shared^ 
Though it sometimes was a trial 

When they all so poorly fared. 

Seldom could they have molasses, 

They watched for it long ahead; 
When it came, his mother hurried 

To make Abraham gingerbread. 



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One day when slie made it, he went 

Out to eat it 'neath a tree; 
Along came a little darky, 

Wide eyed, hungry-mouthed was he. 

Abraham did not care to see him. 

Not a word at first he said; 
But at last he could not stand it, 

Gave him half his gingerbread. 

HIS KINDNESS 
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THE TURTLE 

Abraham to the boys stood speaking, 
Came a turtle crawling by; 

One boy picked it up and swung it 
Round his head, — then let it fly. 

Up spoke Abraham, full of anger; 

''Cowards are you all at heart, 
So to hurt a helpless being ; 

You should take the turtle's part ! 

"All dumb things are God's own creatures. 
Of each one we should be fond !" 

Then the children took the turtle, 
Put it back into the pond. 

II 
THE PIG 

One day with some friends out riding, 
Abraham passed a miry slough 

Where a pig was vainly trying 
To get out, but knew not how. 



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" My new clothes ! I must not spoil theml" 

Lincoln said, and rode along ; 
But the more he thought about it 

More he felt that he was wrong. 

So he turned and backward going 

To the slough he thought about, 
Spoiled his clothes, but eased his heartache, 

As he drew poor piggy out. 

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THE TURKEY 

Abraham's father took long journeys, 

Hoping money he could earn ; 
Then the boy worked for his mother, 

Very glad to take his turn. 

He split wood and did the milking, 

Brought the water, raked the fire 
Worked from sunrise till the night fell, 

As if he could never tire. 

When he had to shoot a turkey, 

After it was done, he cried ; 
Said that killing was most cruel, 

Mourned for animals that died. 

Why should our life be more precious? 

Theirs to them is just as good ! 
" Never more," he said, " I'll kill one; 

Not unless it be for food." 

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THE DOG 

When the Lincolns, moving westward. 

Reached a cold and ic}^ stream. 
Then the oxen hesitated, 

But at last in went the team. 



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It was very hard to drive them 
Through the broken, floating ice; 

Up the western bank the}' plodded, 
Then a cry rang, once, twice, thrice. 

"You have left the dog! Good riddancel 

I am glad of it!" said one. 
"Hear him howl," exclaimed another, 

''Whip up, Abe, we'll soon be gone!" 

Abraham looked; the dog ^vas calling, 

Calling, well he knew, to him; 
Broken ice upon the river 

Drove him back, he could not swim. 

"Drive on! Drive on!" "Whoa!" said Abraham; 

"Abe, what are you going to do?" 
"Going to do as I'd be done by!" 

Taking off his sock and shoe. 

Through the icy stream he waded, 

In his arms the dog he bore; 
When again he crossed it over, 

Set him on the other shore. 

Glad his heart; his face was beaming; 

The dog followed all the way. 
Leaping, dancing, small tail wagging; 

"Thank you, sir," he tried to say. 

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THE BIRDS 

Lincoln was a man of thirty 

When a party, two by two. 
Through a country road went riding; 

A.11 were lawyers whom he knew. 



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They were watering their horses 

In a thicket of wild plum, 
When one asked: "Why, where is Lincoln? 

Why is it he does not come?" 

''When I saw him," said another, 

"He had caught two little birds; 
From their nest the wind had blown them, 

And he did not stop for words." 

He was hunting for the mother 

And the nest that she had made; 
And at last he really found it, 

Both the birds within it laid. 

Then he went back to the riders; 

"I could not have slept with ease 
If I had not found that mother! 

Laugh!" he said, "laugh all j^ou please!" 

SCHOOL 

Five years old was Abraham Lincoln 

When at first to school he went; 
A log cabin was the school house 

Where the little boy was sent. 

Grown up people with the children 

Were the scholars in that school, 
And the master was a strange man, 

Often sternly did he rule. 

But although there were so many 

Men and women, great and small. 
Little Abraham took the head place, 

The best scholar of them all. 



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^ SPEIvLING 

Every thing was very different 

When our Lincohi went to school ; 

Scarcely any books they had then, 
Teacher taught them every rule. 

Just one spelling book to teach from, 
Only one from which to learn ; 

Boys and girls and men and women 
Stood in line and took their turn. 

When the exercise was called for, 
And they stood up, one, two, three, 

Abraham Lincoln was the head one. 
Best of all the spellers he. 

To the foot the master sent him. 
Soon again at head he stood; 

Longest words with queerest letters. 
He spelled each one as he should. 

WRITING 

In old times there were no steel pens. 
Every one wrote with a quill, 

Sharpening it when rough or worn off, 
That no ink on page should spill. 

Teachers always wrote the copies; 

Scholars tried to have it look 
As if one did all the writing 

In each little copy book. 

In the writing book were mottoes 
Daily copied, clear and round ; 

These words by our Lincoln written 
In his copy book were found : 



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Abraham Lincoln, 

His hand and pen, 
He will be good. 

But God knows when. 

HIS SLATE 

Lincoln had but little paper. 

Slates and blackboards then were few, 
But they had a wooden shovel. 

He could always make that do. 

Studying before the fire-place, 
Close at hand the shovel stood; 

On it he would write and cipher, 
For a slate 'twas pretty good. 

Sometimes stories, sometimes poetry 
He wrote on its wooden face; 

When all full he planed it over, 
Then he had a nice, clean place. 

HIS BOOKS 

Two books had the little Abraham, 
With them he would never part ; 

One of these was ^sop's fables, 
And he learned them all by heart. 

An arithmetic the other. 

And he had instead of slate. 

Board of pine and charcoal pencil. 
Working early, working late. 

Twelve miles walked this little fellow, 
Book to borrow from a friend ; 

Twelve miles he walked to return it, 
When he'd read it to the end. 



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Life of Washington lie loved best ; 

Little thought they then that he, 
Lincoln, strong and dark and quiet, 

Would his great successor be. 

PAYING FOR A BOOK 

Life of Washington — the favorite 
Book that Abraham Lincoln knew ; 

Read by day and night ; though borrowed, 
Read again and through and through. 

To his room the book he carried, 
Hid 'mong logs the while he slept ; 

One night came a furious snow-storm. 
Soaked the book, and Abraham wept. 

To the owner then he took it : 

" See ! It's spoiled ! What shall I do ?" 
" Seventy-five cents, sir, you must give me, 

Or else three days' work from you !" 

'' I've no money ; I will work, sir." 
When the three days' work was done, 

Abraham's book it was ; it made him 
Happiest boy beneath the sun. 

READING 

Abraham's mother often found him, 
When the twilight settled there, 

Lying on the floor and reading 
By the cabin firelight's glare. 

He must save the tallow candle. 

Burning only for a need, 
And the fireplace shed upon him 

Light enough for him to read. 



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Few the books that he could borrow, • 
Grammar, ^sop's fables old, 

Crusoe, Pilgrim's Progress, History 
Of our nation, young and bold. 

'Twas this love of books and study, 
Daily reading, careful plan, 

Made the boy an earnest scholar 
When he grew to be a man, 

GRAMMAR 

Lincoln found a wise schoolmaster, 
" I have come," he said, " to look 

For a man to teach me grammar ; 
Tell me where to get a book." 

"You are right ! You ought to learn it! 

And you can recite to me. 
There's a man who has a grammar ; 

If he'll sell it you can see." 

Lincoln walked six miles to find him, 
Bought the book, and, work all done. 

Studied daily and recited ; 
Grammar class of only one. 

For he wished to be a lawyer. 
And he knew he must not turn 

From his plan of constant study, 
Since so much he had to learn. 

THE BIBLE 

Lincoln always loved his Bible, 
Studied it from early youth; 

There he learned its noble lessons. 
Justice, mercy, love and truth. 



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There he learned its power of language, 
Simple words and style so clear 

That the people loved to listen; 

When he spoke, they came to hear. 

From the Bible oft he quoted 

Parable and text and tale; 
Memory made a mighty storehouse 

Of his mind; it did not fail. 

Golden treasures ne haa stored there; 

All his life he drew from it 
Stores of fancy, stores of knowledge, 

Wisdom, poetry and wit. 



WORK 

Lincoln always was a worker, 
Turned his hand to many things; 

Chores and small tasks for his mother, 
All a farmer's home life brings. 

Split the rails and did the plowing, 
Hunted when they needed food; 

Felled the trees and chopped the firewood, 
Measured land by link and rood. 

None were stronger, steadier, quicker 
Than this boy, at work all day; 

But when came the evening shadows 
All his work he put away. 

Then he gave his hours to study. 

Shovel for a blackboard took; 
There he wrote and there he ciphered. 

By his .side his lesson book. 



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APPEARANCE 

Six feet four stood Abraham Lincoln, 

Like a giant in his strength; 
Let him wrestle, and his rival 

Measured on the ground his length. 

Swiftest runner, highest jumper, 

Fastest walker,— that was he; 
And though always surely winner, 

He had not an eneuiy. 

Tall and awkward, scarcely knowing 

How to sit or how to rise; 
Though his hands and feet were clumsy, 

Full of kindness were his eyes. 

Dark his skin and hair like midnight. 
Dark his heavy eyebrows' droop; 

As if half ashamed of tallness 

His broad shoulders learned to stoop. 

Quicker than all others handling 
The rail splitter's heavy maul; 

When the woodman's axe he lifted. 
His were truest blows of all. 

When he walked, his gait was measured 

By a heavy, even tread; 
*'I will do it!" "I will do it!" 

That was what his footsteps said. 

SURVEYING 

Abraham Lincoln learned surveying 
When he came to be eighteen; 

Learned by links and chains to measure. 
Learned what charts and drawings mean. 



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With the compass he was skillful, 
Always neat and accurate; 

Settlers liked to have him measure 
Fields, and farms to separate. 

For they knew that he was honest, 
He was truthful, he was just; 

Whosoever else they doubted, 

Abraham Lificoln they could trust. 

HIS SCRAP BOOK 

Lincoln made himself a scrap book 
Of coarse paper, firmly sewn; 

In it wrote from books he borrowed 
Extracts that he wished to own. 

Wrote down stories, mottoes, proverbs; 

Copied pages full in it; 
Every thing that greatly pleased him; 

Then he learned ic, — every bit. 

All this helped him to remember 
What he heard and what he read; 

When he talked, the people listening 
Said he had a level head. 

Truth was that he paid attention 
To whate'er he read or heard; 

Often he was found repeating 

Speech and sermon, word for word. 

STUDYING LAW 

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Lincoln went to hear a lawyer 

Make a speech; when it was through 

'Twas so fine that he decided 
He would be a lawyer too. 



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So he earned by his surveying 
Time that he could call his own; 

From a friend some books he borrowed, 
Then he studied law alone. 

In the shadow of the forest 

Where he sat for hours and read, 

A cool brook was babbling near him, 
Birds were flying overhead. 

There he dearly loved to study, 
Birds and squirrels came to look; 

So the forest was his law school 
And his college was a book. 

LAWYER 

Lincoln soon was made a lawyer 

In the state of Illinois, 
And all wondered at the learning 

Of the humble farmer boy. 

Then he said: "I'll only work for 
Those who I believe are right; 

I will do the thing I ought to, 
For I know that right is might." 

People knew he'd keep a promise. 
That to do the right he tried; 

So they came to see him, saying: 
"We must have him on our side. 

"We can trust him! He's as honest 

And unselfish as the day!" 
Well they knew they could believe him, 

"Honest Abe!" they loved to say. 



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GOOD HABITS 

Abraham Lincoln, in his boyhood, 
Thought: I will do all I can 

With my life; 'twas God who gave it; 
I will be a splendid man. 

I will never touch tobacco, 

Never smoke and never drink; 

I will keep my lips from swearing, 
Evil thoughts I will not think. 

So the boy set up his standard. 
Kept his mind and body pure; 

And his virtues, like his good deeds, 
Through all ages will endure. 

SIv AVERY 

Just before he reached his manhood, 
To the southward Lincoln went ; 

There he saw them selling people. 
Saw what slavery really meant. 

They were selling men and women. 

Selling little babies too ; 
Taking them away from mothers, 

Where, — the mothers never knew. 

Lincoln's heart was full of pity; 

"If I ever can," said he, 
"I will help these men and women ; 

I will try to set them free. 

"Surely we are all God's children 1 
Buying, selling, must not be ! 

We should be a band of brothers, 
Black and white must all be free ! " 



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PRESIDENT 

When the times were very troubled, 

And a war was very near, 
People wished for a brave leader 

In that time of grief and fear. 

"Who will help us?" was the question, 

"Who's the strongest, wisest man?" 
From the west came mighty voices: 

"We will tell you, for we can. 

"Here's an honest man and faithful, 

All his life for others spent; 
We choose Lincoln! Abraham Lincolnl" 

So they made him president. 

THE WAR 

Lincoln tried in every manner 

To prevent the threatened war, 
Saying: "Are we not all brothers? 

Countrymen, you know we are!" 

But the people would not listen, 

"Let the states divide," they said; 
Lincoln's heart was very heavy, 

But it was in vain he plead. 

Then he called for soldiers, saying, 

"For the Union we must fight. 
Let us hasten peace by praying; 

Victory will crown the right." 

EMANCIPATION 

Abraham Lincoln in the White House 

Never for an hour forgot 
He was brother of the people; 

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All his thoughts of them were loving, 
All his plans for them were just; 

He had wished to help the black man, 
Now his conscience said he must. 

When a ruler tells the people 
That a thing shall surely be, 

Then he makes a proclamation 
Every one can hear or see. 

Lincoln made a proclamation, 
Said the slaves should all be free; 

Put it in the constitution 

So that law at once 'twould be. 

Then a cry of joy went ringing 

Over land and over sea! 
"Not a state can have a slave now. 

Men and women, all are free!" 



THANKSGIVING 

In the eastern states. Thanksgiving 

People alwa3's used to keep. 
Ever since the pilgrim fathers 

Crossed the wild and stormy deep. 

But when Lincoln was our ruler 

He said: "Why give thanks just there? 

We should all be thankful ! Let us 
Have Thanksgiving everywhere." 

Then he set it in November, 

Saying: "Let it be our way 
As a nation thanks to offer, 

Keeping thus Thanksgiving Day." 



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HIS DEATH 

After Lincoln was elected 

All men learned to know his power, 
Learned his tender heart and kindness, 

Loved him more with every hour 

Then a second time elected, 

Doing every duty well, 
Came a wicked man who shot him; 

Dying then our Lincoln fell! 

Oh! what sorrow in the nation! 

Sorrow in the soldier's tent! 
Every one the loss was mourning 

Of our noble president. 

HIS TEACHERS 

Where did lincoln learn the wisdom 

That his daily life revealed? 
Nature taught him in the forest, 

Taught him in the sky and field. 

Where the little stream was winding; 

On the prairie, on the hill, 
Were the lessons plainly written 

Just as they are written still. 

In the Bible too he found them, 

Learned them at his mother's knee; 
Heard as deafest ears may hear them; 

Saw as blindest eyes may see. 

Were we only half as eager. 

Willing, loving, kind as he, — 
Here today are the same teachers, 

Waiting just for you and me. 



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LET US BE IvIKE HIM 

When we think of Abraham Lincolii 
Then the angel voices call, 

Saying: Try to be just like himl 
Be as noble one and all. 

Be as truthful, as unselfish; 

Be as pure, as good, as kind; 
Be as honest; never flatter; 

Give to God your heart and mind. 

Seek not praise, but do your duty, 
Love the right and work for it; 

Then the world will be the better 
Because you have lived in it. 



TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON 

He left the quiet life he loved 
For dreadful scenes of war; 

But thro' the battle-clouds he saw 
The star of peace afar. 

His counsel was both wise and kind, 
His words were few, but strong; 

His heart was always with the right, 
And brave against the wrong. 

He gave the best of gifts — himself, — 

A noble gentleman; 
And he became our first high type, — 

A true American. 




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Washington Monument 

IN CITY OF WASHINGTON. 



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THE STORY OF WASHINGTON. 

INTRODUCTION 

The story that I have to tell 

Is from the long ago, 
When things were very different 

From those that now we know. 

And yet some things were quite the same, — 

Truth, justice, kindly deeds; 
In every age and every land 

The world such virtues needs. 

And just because a little boy 

Tried to be good and true, 
And grew to be a hero brave 

Who splendid things could do; 

We love to talk of him today, 

Our country's noble son, 
Our wonderful first president. 

Our dear George Washington. 

HIS BIRTHPLACE 

The Rappahannock River flowed 
Through meadows long and wide ; 

The Washington plantation lay, 
A farm along its side. 

The house was very small ; the rooms 

Were few, the roof was steep ; 
From out the attic windows, all 

The children liked to peep. 

It was a pleasant little home 

To which one day there came 
A darling little baby boy, — 

George Washington his name. 



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HIS MOTHER 

George had a noble mother's care, 

And in his early youth 
She taught him to be orderly, 
And always tell the truth. 

He had his lessons and his rules, 

Their influence was great ; 
But most his mother's character 

He tried to imitate. 

Her spirit, strong in governing, 
Her methods, strict and wise ; 

Her truthfulness, — all these stood out 
As models in his eyes. 

And later, when friends said of him : 

" How like he is to her !" 
He always thought that compliment 

The best they could confer. 

THE NAME IN THE GARDEN 

George was a little gardener. 

He liked to pull the weeds. 
To dig and hoe, to spade and rake. 

To plant and sow the seeds. 

His father once, unknown to him, 
Drew on the ground his name, 

And sowed it thick with lettuce seeds, 
Then said when up they came: 

"Come, George, and see a strange thing here. 

What can it ever mean? 
Your own full name upon the ground, 

All written out in green.'' 



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George looked and wondered how it came ; 

It filled his heart with joy; 
It surely was enough to please 

The heart of any boy. 

THE HATCHET 

A friend a hatchet gave to George, 

How proud it made him feel 
To touch its handle, strong and firm, 

Its blade of shining steel ! 

He went into the yard ; he said : 

"It is a beauty, but 
It looks too fine ! I'm half afraid 

It will not really cut." 

He saw a little cherry tree 

With blossoms all on top ; 
"Of course, it can't hurt that," he said, 

" I'll give a little chopl" 

He chopped away, pretending that 

A woodcutter was he; 
At last it fell upon the ground, 

And that was sad to see. 

His father to the garden went, 

A frown upon his face ; 
He said : " Who has cut down my tree. 

And left this vacant place?" 

George said: " 'Twas I, I only wished 

My hatchet new to try ; . 
I did not think about the tree ; 

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"Come to m}^ arms!" the father said, 
" My boy has made me glad ; 

I loved the cherry tree, but more 
I love my truthful lad." 

HIS MOTHER 'vS COLT 

Once George's mother had a colt, 

And he w as wild indeed ; 
She thought that when well trained he'd be 

A fast and noble steed. 

One summer morning George went out 

With friends into the fie'd ; 
He said : "Just help me catch that colt 

And I will make him yield!" 

The colt, a bit once in his mouth 

The bridle could not doff; 
George sprang upon his back ; he tried 

In vain to throw him off. 

The sorrel reared, and kicked and plunged; 

The fearless boy staid on ; 
He rode the colt around the field, 

And victory seemed won. 

But still more madly plunged the colt, 

As if he would have said : 
" A master I will never have !" 

Then on the ground dropped dead. 

The frightened boys looked on ; but George 

Straight to his mother went 
And told the story ; then she said: 

" My son, I am content ! 



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" Though I have lost a splendid colt. 

How proud I am to see 
My son takes all the blame himself, 

And tells the truth to me." 

SCHOOL DAYS 

George was a student; well he knew 
What faithful work must mean; 

And yet he only went to school 
Until he was sixteen. 

Into a book he copied bills 
And papers, notes and deeds, 

That he might learn the business ways 
That ever planter needs. 

His writing was so neatly done, 
The letters round and plain. 

That he had many compliments 
For pages without stain. 

He made his mother proud of him, 

And she quite often sent 
For his old copy books to show 

When "he was President. 

A LEADER 

Even in play George was so bold, 

So fearless and so strong. 
That he beat all the other boys; 

Not one could match him long. 

And yet all loved him well, because 
He was so brave and true; 

He could not be unjust or mean; 
And that his playmates knew. 



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They made him judge in their disputes, 

An umpire for their need; 
For they were very proud of him 

And loved to have him lead. 

HIS STRENGTH 

. George liked to play all kinds of games, 
But liked the very best 
The ones that tried his strength, and put 
His quickness to the test. 

He was a famous j umper too, 

And other boys excelled; 
When they had contests, it was he 

Who all the prizes held. 

But playing soldier he liked best, 

And he would always make 
His playmates into companies, 

And each a side must take. 

They stacked their broomstick guns; they dug 

Their very useful trench; 
And one side was American 

Of course; and one was French. 

George was the captain and he chose 

To be no foreign man; 
For even in his play he was 

A true American. 

His always was the winning side; 

For that was George's plan; 
The boys all liked it; every one 

Was an American. 



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POLITENESS 

George always was most courteous, 

In every way polite; 
He knew for honor to be given 

By youth to age was right. 

He wrote down rules, and kept them too; 

"Be kind to all the weak;" 
"Do not pronounce imperfectly!" 

"Think twice before you speak." 

"Take not your food with greediness;" 

"Be manly in your play." 
"The spark of conscience in your breast 

Keep bright and pure each day." 

The writing of the olden times 

With greatest form was done; 
"My honored Madam," George wrote out, 

And signed: "Your dutiful son." 

It was like all the manners then, 

The stiff dress, stately bow; 
"Dear Mother," George dared not to say, 

As little folks do now. 

APPEARANCE 

George was a splendid looking boy. 

Large, finely formed and tall; 
In every company he rose 

In height above them all. 

He looked the thorough gentleman, 

Kind, modest, cheerful, good; 
He watched for opportunity 

To help where'er he could. 



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His coming to the playground, all 
The children hailed with joy; 

And in the house their parents said 
He was a noble boy. 

OBEDIENCE 

At fifteen George wished very niucli 

A midshipman to be; 
At last his brother found a place 

For him to go to sea. 

His mother did not like the plan, 

But yet could not deny 
His wish; his goods were packed 

'Twas time to say good-bye. 

Her heart failed then; she said: "My son, 
You are too young, I know! 

I cannot spare my oldest child! 
I cannot let you go!" 

George knew the duty children owe 
To parents, kind and dear; 

He yielded to her wish and went 
To school another year. 

LEARNING A TRADE 

Surveying in those early days 
Had much that could attract 

A boy as orderly as George, 
As careful and exact. 

Geometry he studied well 
And learned to calculate ; 

Surveyed the field about the school 
As if 'twas an estate. 



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About this time Lord Fairfax wished 

His property surveyed ; 
To George, who only was sixteen, 

An offer then he made. 

George had to go into the woods 
And mountains quite unknown ; 

Five weeks of hardest work he had 
Before his task was done. 

But he was doing useful work, 

Was getting highest pay, 
And never making a mistake. 

So all the records say. 

INDIAN WAYS 

George was surveying when he found 

The Indians had a way 
Of keeping their own calendar, 

A strange one, we should say. 

They made deep notches in the trees, 

A notch for every day ; 
When chiefs were parting and had planned 

To be some time away. 

Each one tied up a bunch of sticks, 

A stick for every day ; 
Then every morning each would throw 

One of his sticks away. 

And then, when all the sticks were gone, 
Of course, each chief would know 

The time for meeting was at hand. 
And that they all must go. 



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SOLDIER 

The French and English at this time, 

Both wanted all the land; 
Between the two, the Indians 

Did not know where to stand. 

The people often were at war, 
And George, then jnst nineteen, 

Was made an adjutant, in charge 
Of the district he lived in. 

So back to studying he went 

The art of war to learn; 
He read the books, drilled, fenced and used 

The gun and sword in turn. 

Then on a mission he was sent, 

A very difficult one; 
He did it well; he was a man 

They could depend upon. 

MARTHA WASHINGTON 

Before the war was ended, George 

His lady love had met; 
Her face so sweet and beautiful 

He never could forget. 

To his Mount Vernon house they went 

Upon their wedding day; 
And better than all else he loved 

With her at home to stay. 

In all the honors of his life 

His dear wife had a part; 
Hung on a chain, he always wore 

Her portrait next his heart. 






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MOUNT VERNON 

Mount Vernon was a splendid place, 

And Washington with pride 
Brought there the lady of his choice, 

His dear and lovely bride. 

The wide Potomac flowed beside 

The deep lawn's sloping green; 
White pillars stood before the house 

And roses bloomed between. 

The farms were great plantations then, 

And there the mansion stood, 
With many houses near at hand 

To keep and cook the food. 

The negroes' cabins were near by. 

And open houses, where 
The fresh tobacco hung on poles 

To dry in sun and air. 

The smoke-house, store-house, spring house — all 

Had place; and looking down, 
A traveler very often thought 

It was a little town. 

THE SUN DIAI, 

Mount Vernon had a sun dial large, 

Out in the yard it stood; 
It seemed to Mr. Washington 

A timepiece very good. 

For sun dials then were often used 

Before our clocks were made. 
And people always told the time 

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On days with shadows sharp and clear 
They knew the hour quite well, 

But when the sun refused to shine 
'Twas difficult to tell. 

So in an hour glass, grain by grain, 
They let fine sand slip through; 

When all was in the lower part 
The hour was gone they knew. 

THE SPRING HOUSE 

The spring house was a lovely spot, 
Built o'er a running stream; 

They kept the eggs and butter there, 
The milk and all the cream. 

They churned and made the clabber, when 
The grass was wet with dew; 

Such pleasant work! the spring so near. 
The clear brook babbling through. 

MODES OF TRAVEL 

There were no railroads in those days; 

On horseback people rode; 
Or in a stage-coach with their trunks, 

Four horses drew the load. 

The letters had no envelopes, 

Each paid a quarter tax; 
They wrote on large sheets, folded them, 

And sealed with bright red wax. 

A telegraph or telephone 

None dreamed of in that age; 

The mail that goes in hours by steam 
Took weeks to go by stage. 



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THE REVOLUTION 

'Twas then that in the colonies 

A great war was begun; 
The people for a leader looked, 

And called on Washington. 

The men all needed to be trained, 

And Washington knew how; 
His study for his soldier life 

Was very useful now. 

Bscorted by a troop he rode 

On horseback days and days, 
Until they came to Cambridge town 

By long and tiresome ways. 

GENERAL 

When Washington to Cambridge came, 

Beneath a splendid tree 
He sat upon a great white horse, 

Where every one could see. 

He wore buff trousers, coat of blue, 

With facings buff on that ; 
On shoulders each an epaulet, 

A cockade on his hat. 

" Welcome !'* the people shouted loud. 

And " Welcome !" echo said. 
The soldiers passed before him, glad 

To have him at their head. 

THE FLAG 

"We need a flag," said Washington. 

" To carry in the fight, 
To help the soldiers to keep heart 

And battle for the right." 



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He went to Betty Ross and said : 

" Now, Betty, let us see 
If we can make a splendid flag 

To wave for liberty." 

Then Betty said : '* The flag shall have 

Of colors onl}^ three ; 
The red for courage, blue for truth, 

And white for purity." 

She sewed the stars and stripes ; she sang 
" My country, 'tis for you !" 

And so it was she made the flag. 
Our red and white and blue. 

THE WASHINGTON EI.M 

On Cambridge common stands an elm,— 

The tree is still alive. 
Beneath whose shade a horseman rode 

In seventeen seventy-five. 

All eyes were turned upon his face, 
And when he raised his hand 

The people cheered; for he was called 
The army to command. 

The tree, with many signs of age 

Is standing there today; 
With fewer leaves than once it had, 

Some branches torn away. 

But careful watch is always kept 
That no harm shall be done 

To the old tree, that still is called 
The Kim of Washington. 



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PRESIDENT 

When the brave colonies were free 

They formed a government, 
And every one chose Washington 

To be the president. 

He went to congress in New York, 

And as he rode along, 
Through arches made of green he passed, 

Loud greeted by the throng. 

None ever could forget that day, 

Its glory grew the more 
With great processions marching on, 

Guns' fire and cannons' roar. 

The shouts rang out, again, again ; 

The voices joined as one : 
'' Long live our noble president!" 

" Long live George Washington!" 

THE WHITE HOUSE 

In Washington a stately house 

Was built by government, 
That it might be the nation's home 

For every president. 

'Twas very near the capitol. 

And kept with greatest care ; 
And every week, or often er. 

There were receptions there. 

It is a splendid mansion, full 

Of rooms, all large and bright ; 
It stands within a handsome yard. 

Its walls are snowy white. 



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There Washington's own simple ways 

Were an example fine ; 
He always rose at four o'clock, 

And went to bed at nine. 

His methods, orderly and neat. 

In all his work he used ; 
Nor greatest pains, nor deepest thought 

Were e'er b}^ him refused. 

He was the people's truest friend ; 

To their hearts he was near ; 
And even while he lived, they kept 

His birthday every year. 

HIS DEATH 

George Washington for eight years served 

As our first president ; 
Then gladly left his public life 

And to his dear farm went. 

Alas! It was not very long 

Before death called to him; 
The strong hand fell, the true lips closed, 

The kindly eyes grew dim. 

He died, and all the people mourned 

Their noble president. 
And to the honor of his name 

Built many a monument. 

On hills, in parks, in streets they stand, 

To say: Behold the one 
Who never failed to do the right, — 

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HIS MONUMENT 

In memory of Washington 

A monument was raised; 
Upon white tablets on the walls 

His splendid deeds are praised. 

No column ever built to man 

Stands high as this of ours; 
And o'er our nation's capitol 

Its spire of beauty towers. 

And there the pilgrims from all lands 

In heart become as one 
When speaking with their words of love 

The name of Washington. 

CONCLUSION 

What has a life like Washington's 

To you and me to say? 
In books, in song, in monument 

It speaks to us today. 

The old Mount Vernon home he loved 

Is guarded now, that we 
May walk where once he walked, and see 

What once he used to see. 

We look and love; not just because 

He well knew how to plan 
And rule our nation, but because 

He was a noble man. 

Because he was so generous, 

So kind in thought and deeds; 
Because such simple lives as his 

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We say he was tlie first in war, 

As said the nation then; 
The first in peace, and first in hearts 

Of all his countrymen. 

GOLDEN KEYS 

A bunch of golden keys is mine 
To make each day with gladness shine. 
" Good Morning " is the golden key 
That unlocks every door for me. 

When evening comes, " Good Night " I say, 
And close the door of each glad day. 
When at the table ''If you please" 
I take from off my bunch of keys. 

— Child'' s Soiig Book^ by Miss Howlitso7i. 



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ADDI-TIONAL EXERCISES FROM MISCEL- 
LANEOUS SOURCES. 

STUDY OF LINCOLN WITH THE LITTLE ONES. 

Interest the children in Lincoln by telling them in as en- 
tertaining a manner as possible some of the many stories of 
his boyhood. Sketch upon the board the cabin in which he 
was born, and allow the children to cut it from paper or mold 
it on the sand table. Describe little Abraham's clothes; the 
suit his mother spun for him and the one she made from the 
bear skins. Speak of the books he liked best to read. The 
little folks will be delighted to know that their own J^sop's 
fables were his favorites too. Illustrate his kindness to ani- 
mals by the ''turtle story," the story of how he drew the pig 
from the mire, and the one of his replacing the baby birds in 
their nests. 

The school-house may also be moulded and the axe with 
which Lincoln cut the spice-wood may be cut from paper. 

Explain the use of surveying; that where Lincoln lived 
was a new country and each man wanted to know where his 
land began and ended. The children may fold a paper boat 
when the story of how Lincoln earned his first money is told. 
Booklets may be made by having the Lincoln stories that are 
given below written and illustrated by drawings or pictures 
pasted at the head of each story. The cover may be decorated 
with a flag or a portrait of Lincoln. These booklets would be 
timely as valentines for mother. 

Start a Lincoln chart by placing a large picture of Lincoln 
in the center of a cardboard sheet. Then, as the story of his 
life progresses, arrange around the central picture those of his 
first home, his parents; the picture of the young woodcutter; 
the boy reading by the light of a pine knot; the black baby 
rescued from slavery; Lincoln's last home, the White House, 
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patriotic colors and the children will enjoy this daily reminder 
of the man they have grown to love. 



STORIES FOR THE BOOKLET. 

Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin. 
His parents were very poor. 
He went to school but one year. 
His sister Sarah went with him. 
They walked four miles. 
They carried their dinner. 
The school-house was made of logs. 
Abraham studied very hard. 

He cut spice-wood to make a light to study by. 
Abraham loved his mother and helped her. 
He read about Washington by candle light. 
He wished he could be like Washington. 
Abraham was very skillful with the axe. 
He helped to build the house in Indiana. 
He could measure lands too. 
That is called surveying. 
He made a boat. 

He carried people and goods on his boat. 
Two men paid him fifty cents each for carrying their 
trunks. 

Abraham was very happy because he had earned so much 
money. 

He was so honest in all that he did he was called "Hon- 
est Abe." 

When he grew older he studied law. 

The people in Illinois sent him to Washington to make 
speeches for them. 

Lincoln felt sorry Tor the poor black people. 

He wanted them to be free like the white people. 

He was chosen president of the United States. 



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After a long war the black raen and women were freed. 
How they loved Lincoln. 

When Lincoln was president he made Thanksgiving a 
holiday all over the country. 

Lincoln was a good, kind, honest, brave man. 
The world was better because he lived. 

— From The Primary School, Jan.^ igoi. 



WE'LL NOT FORGET. 
(For a little Boy.) 
Lincoln's Birthday or Memorial Day. 

Now the cruel war is over, — 

Yes, years have passed since then; 

The little boys of those sad days 
Are now the gro^^Tl-up men. 

Tho' we are just little feUows, 
And we don't have to fight, 

We'll not forget the men who did, 
And battled for the Right ! 

(For a little girl.) 
Memorial Day or Lincoln's Birthday. 

Tho' I am but a little girl, 

I love the soldiers true; 
I know how b^a^•e they fought, and wel', 

Those boys who wore the Blue. 

I bro't some flowers here to-day. 
The others bro't some, too, 

To scatter them above the graves 
Of those who wore the Blue. 



THE PLAN BOOK. 

A STORY ABOUT LINCOLN 

I read a story long ago 

About a noble man, 
Perhaps I can remember it — 

I'll tell it if I can. 

It happened many years ago, 

Before the railroads came; 

(At least a number ver}" small 

The Western States could claim.) 

Some lawyers once were riding fast 
To reach a court-house town, 

Their road led through a pleasant wood, 
And past a cornfield Ijrown. 

They passed the time in pleasant chat. 
They said they hoped to find 

A nice hot meal awaiting them — 
l'V)r none of them had dined. 

Said one of them: " We must ride fast, 

'Tis getting very late." 

So riding fast, they hurried on 

Till some one said: " Oh, wait; 

' 'Just hear that pleading, anxious voice, 
Some poor, weak thing's in pain; 
I can't go on and leave it so, 
Unless my search is vain." 

So he remained; the rest went on, 

The wailing cry he heard 
He traced, until at last he found 

A little baby l)ird. 

And hunting still, he found the nest 
From wliicli the birdie fell; 

Replacing it, lie stai'tcd on, 
Contciil that all was well. 



THE PLAN BOOK. 

And when he reached his stopping place, 

And met his friends again, 
He said he simply could not leave 

The little bird in pain. 

'Twas Lincoln'' s tender, helpful heart 
That could not help but give! 

And in our grateful hearts to-day 
Let Lincoln 's mem'ry live. 



OLD CONTINENTALS. 

For Washington's Birthday. 
Seven boys are to represent Continental soldiers. They are to be 
dressed in tattered clothing and old three-cornered hats, carry wooden guns. 
They are to be bent and feeble and speak in high-pitched, quavering voices. 
They march around, then form in line, still bent. Each one in turn recites 
one verse. Then they limp slowly away. Much preparatory language 
work can be done with this piece. 

First Boy: 

"We are old Continentals, 
In ragged regimentals." 
Once we were both young and strong. 
We were fond of mirth and song. 
But now w^e're old and very gray. 
For many years have passed away. 

Second Boy: 

We were at that tea party. 
Where the tea was made so hearty 
For the mermaids and fishes 
Which we served with best wishes. 
We wore red paint and feathers then^ 
All dressed up like Indian men. 

Third Boy: 

Yes, we fought for Washington 
With the bayonet and gun; 
Drove the British red-coats out, 
Put them all to flight and rout, — 
They say King George felt very queer, 
The wav we acted over here. 



THE PLAN BOOK. 

Fourth Boy: 

Once, 'twas at the Xmas time, — 

'Stead of list'ning to the chime 

Of the Xmas bells so sweet. 

We, with frozen, bleeding feet, 

Were down at Valley Forge, where we 

Did very little Xmas see. 

Fifth Boy: 

I remember very well, 

And I always like to tell 

How we played that trick so nice: 

Crossed the river on the ice, 

And when the enemy awoke, 

Guess that they didn't like our joke. 

Sixth Boy: 

Well, you see, our British foes 
Couldn't lead us by the nose; 
Thought they'd better go back home, 
Sort of wished they hadn't come, 
Found the men from the field and farm 
Gave them a welcome rather warm. 

Seventh Boy: 

It is long since that first gun 
I heard fired at Lexington, 
When the men laid down the plow, 
Girded on the sword; — but now, 
Now the last old Continentals 
Dress in ragged regimentals. 



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